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枣 (zǎo): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 7-9

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枣 (zǎo): Jujube — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 枣

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How to write 枣 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 枣

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3.

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4.

Related Words: 枣

囫囵吞枣 • húlún tūn zǎo • to swallow dates whole; to read without understanding

hú囫

lún囵

tūn吞

zǎo枣

5.

Example Sentences

mā妈

ma妈

yòng用

hóng红

zǎo枣

zhǔ煮

tāng

Information

Pinyinzǎo

Meaningjujube, a type of fruit

Strokes8

Radical木

Traditional棗

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#2408

Zhuyinㄗㄠˇ

UnicodeU+67A3

CangjieDBM

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to swallow dates whole; to read without understanding

汤

hěn很

zī滋

bǔ补

。

Mom cooks soup with red dates for nourishment.

mì蜜

zǎo枣

shì是

chuán传

tǒng统

jié节

rì日

de的

měi美

shí食

。

Candied dates are a delicacy for traditional festivals.

Zhè这

kē棵

shù树

shàng上

jié结

le了

hěn很

duō多

hóng红

sè色

de的

zǎo枣

。

This tree has produced many red jujubes.

yuàn院

zi子

lǐ里

zhǒng种

le了

yì一

kē棵

zǎo枣

shù树

。

A jujube tree is planted in the yard.

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拨báto pull up
裁cáito cut, to reduce, to decide
采cǎito pick, to pluck, to gather
残cánincomplete, damaged, or cruel
惨cǎnmiserable, tragic, cruel
舱cāngcabin; module

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Characters pronounced "zao".

蚤zǎoflea; louse
糟zāodregs, sediment; to spoil, ruin
造zàoto make, to build, to create
灶zàokitchen stove; cooking range
早zǎoearly; morning
皂zàosoap; black

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Characters with radical "木".

榻tàcot, couch, bed
桦huàtype of birch
桓huánvariety of tree; surname
札zháletter, note; correspondence
楞léngused for Ceylon in Buddhist texts
榷quèfootbridge; toll, levy; monopoly

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